Three suspected terrorists have been killed by the troops of Joint Task Force Northwest Operation Hadarin Daji (OPHD) in Zamfara State.
It was reported that the military also recovered three AK-47 rifles, three magazines, ammunition and two operational motorcycles during the operation.
The development was conveyed to the press by a senior military officer in Gusau, the State capital.
The top officer further disclosed that the troops repelled a terrorist attack on Danjibga village in the Tsafe Local Government Area and averted farm produce destruction in Faru village of Maradun Local Government Area both in the same State.
He said, “On the 7th December 2023, the joint Troops of Operation Hadarain Daji (OPHD) thwarted a terrorist attack on Danjibga village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, following a serious fire fighting that left two of the terrorists neutralized while others escaped with gunshot wounds.
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“The troops recovered two AK-47 rifles, two magazines and one motorcycle during the pursuit of the terrorists.
“Similarly, on the same date, another encounter ensued between the OPHD troops and the marauding terrorists, following credible information on terrorists’ destruction of farm produce and farmlands at Faru village general area of Maradun Local Government Area of the State.
“The resilient troops of OPHD immediately mobilised for a fighting patrol and engaged the terrorists in a gun duel, forcing the terrorists to flee in disarray.
“During the encounter one terrorist was neutralised while one AK-47 rifle, magazine, ammunition and one motorcycle were recovered. The motorcycle was destroyed instantly.”
The top military officer, while speaking further, declared war on terrorists in the state, vowing that troops will make live unlivable for criminal elements.
He urged residents to go about their law-abiding, assuring them of their safety.